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Crime in OX28 5

How much crime is recorded in OX28 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Oxfordshire
Region
South East
Population
17,465 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX28 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX28 5, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

OX28 5National
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Shoplifting7.88.4
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Public order4.94.6
Burglary3.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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